Smallies
Jason has been giving the smallies a hard time in recent days. Not that they don’t deserve it, it’s just that I wish I was there havin at ’em, too. In our forthcoming book, Long Flies, I discuss a tactic called the jigging Swing that is one of the most deadly tactics for smallies, trout, salmon, and every other stream fish. And for smallies, it works really great with a crayfish imitation.
Hello Gary. Glad to see the smallie getting some coverage. Have you got any special smallmouth fly patterns that you’d be willing to showcase? Regards, Chris.
Hello Gary and Jason,
I have been very impressed with the first two books in your series. A couple of months ago I was fishing with a couple of friends of mine from NC on a small stream here in TN (I grew up in PA also) just after reading Fishing The Film. They both got skunked. I tried some ant patterns as it was August and caught one. A hatch started to come off but they did not like my dry. I swtiched to a parachute style fly that I fished more wet just under the surface, in the film and it saved the day before a thunderstorm rolled in. The three of us are not competetive anglers but I caught seven and when we compared notes they asked me what I did differently. I said I fished the film rather than the surface. I think they both have bought your books. Please keep up a good thing. I struggle with fishing smallies on the fly and very much look forward to your next book.
Best regards,
Tom Denison
Unicoi, TN
Hi Tim, Great for you! It’s wonderful when you get personal experience directly related to what you’ve read. Long Flies, which is coming soon has some good info on fishing the jigging swing for smallies. All my best, Gary